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Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for June 13, 2011:
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE… There are those who think the housing market is in bad shape, with the start of a second dip in home prices. Then there are those who see something better — a bumpy bottoming of home prices, which [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for June 6, 2011:
QUOTE OF THE WEEK…”Obstacles don’t matter very much…if you want to do a job bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it done.”–Jack Youngblood, Pro Football Hall of Famer
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE… Last Tuesday another housing market obstacle appeared in the form [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for May 24, 2011:
QUOTE OF THE WEEK…”The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.”–Oliver Wendell Holmes
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE…People wonder if housing is moving in the right direction, especially after April Housing Starts [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for May 16, 2011:
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE…Our resolution to succeed in the real estate market was given a bit of a boost with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) report that existing home sales were up 8.3% in the first quarter over the fourth quarter [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for May 9, 2011:
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE…For those of us with a strong will to succeed in this housing recovery, the way appears to be by focusing on the extraordinary affordability of today’s residential market. Part of this affordability lies in the fact that mortgage [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for May 2, 2011:
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE…Last week’s reports showed the progress of the housing market recovery is definitely on a zigzag trajectory. Zigging upward were new home sales, UP a strong 11.1% in March, hitting the 300,000 threshold annual rate. The supply of new [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for April 25, 2011:
QUOTE OF THE WEEK…”I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”–Jonathan Winters
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE…The housing recovery isn’t yet a success, but last week gave us a few good reasons to keep plugging along. First came March Housing Starts, [...]

I found this excellent post from Jeff Foxworthy:   If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don’t work there, you live in Washington.    If you’ve worn shorts, sandals and a parka at the same time, you live in Washington.  If you’ve had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the [...]

Help caption pictures from around Bellevue.

When it comes to adding value to your home, what should you do and not do?  Proven winners are updated bathrooms and quality kitchens, followed by adding a bathroom or an additional bedroom (that is if the roof line does not need to be extended by doing so).  Keep in mind that some improvements actually add [...]